Awning-frame-corner fitting



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Patented Sept. 2, 1930 f i V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM s. FE'ENY, or PHILADELPHIA, rEnnsYLvAnIA AWN ING-FRAME-CORN ER, FITTING Application filed. May 17, 1929. Serial No. 363,812.

One object of the present invention is to tension or arm showing the same flattened facilitate the provision of awning frames of and provided with an eye. different widths and of different extensions. Referring to the drawing there are angu- Another object of the invention is to provide larly disposed tubular portions 1 and 2 pro- 5 a comparatively simple, inexpensive and yet vided in the corner fitting. As shown the efiicient fitting whereby front rods out to any tubular portions are disposed at right angles required lengths may be readily mounted in in respect to each other. Each tubular porconnection with extensions or arms and then tion or socket is open at its outer end and the clamped by the latter. Another object of tubular portion 1 is internally smooth and the invention is to provide for in part malrextends across the tubular portion 2. The ing and in part assembling awning frames tubular portion 1 is closed as at 3. The tubuof required width and extension by the emlar portion 1 receives the end of the front ployment of comparatively few parts and by rod 4 which is externally smooth or devoid simply and easily performed operations reof threads. The internally threaded tubular quiring for their performance only ordinary portion 2 receives the correspondingly go hand tools. threaded end of the extension or arm 5, and

Other objects of the invention will appear the end of the extension or arm 5 binds upon from the following description at the end and clamps the rod 1 in place in the former of which the invention will be claimed. fitting.

Generally stated the invention maybe said Descriptively it may be said that the user to comprise an awning frame corner fitting is sup ilied with extensions or arms in having right angularly disposed intercon'r sorted. sizes such are likely to be required municating tubular portions each open at the d with rom I'Od material of Suiiicient outer end and of which one is internally length 'so'that it can be readily cut to re- 25 smooth and of which the other is internally quired size. The user is also supplied with threaded, said internally smooth tubular porcorner fittings of the character described and tion adapted to receive the end portion of an embodying; the invention. From these mateawning rod and said internally threaded porls i W l evi en h t he user, Who is tion adapted to receive the threaded portion usually e s k r s 30 of an awning arm or extension of which the subfstenmlly y SIZE q ed the USE 7 clamps the rod or ordinary hand tools and expeditiously and In the following description reference will g l yz L p N be made to the accompanying drawing formi 5? F i ingi part hereof and in which 7 01 E a a 9 B 1 f 3 a I q Fi nre l is a top or plan view of an awning f 0 U ib 2 10C 0 enb 16' f b b I a J: t m f th em; 1 quned, and to insert: tne ends of the front 131178 en} of X lea 0 e 1 rod 1 into corner fittings and fasten it there F1g 9, 1.3 a view drawn to an enlarged Scale by screwing the extensions or arms into the and showmg a cross section through a corn threaded sockets, clamping the ends of the fittmg embodying features of the mVPntwn front rod 4 in thesocliets by the ends of the with the ends of the rod and extension or t i s or arms arm in clamping relation It will'be obvious to tiose skilled in the art F g. 3 1S 1 E1 eW 0f 1 G fi ng to which the invention relates that modificalooking upward in Flg. 2, and tions may be made 1n details of constructlon 45 Fig. 4 is a view of the inner end ofan exand arrangement and matters of mere form without departing from the spirit of the invention which is not limited to such matters or otherwise than the prior art and the appended claim may require.

I claim:

An awning frame corner fitting having right angnlarly disposed intercommunicating tubular portions each open at the outer end and of which one is internally smooth and of which the other is internally threaded, said internally smooth portion adapted to receive the end portion of an awning rod, and said internally threaded portion adapted to receive the threaded portion of an awning arm J of: which the end clamps the rod.

\VILLIAM S. FEEYY. 

